We look very much forward to welcoming you in Portugal’s capital city Lisbon, for the Europa Nostra’s European Heritage Congress 2012 to be held from 30 May through 2 June. This event, jointly organised by Europa Nostra and its Portuguese member organisation Centro Nacional de Cultura, will bring together many of our members and other European heritage professionals and volunteers, as well as proud laureates of the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards.
The public highlight of the Congress - the European Heritage Awards Ceremony - will be held on 1 June at the UNESCO World Heritage site, the Jerónimos Monastery, in the presence of H.E. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal. Europa Nostra’s President, Maestro Plácido Domingo and the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, will jointly present the 2012 Awards to the laureates, who will come to Lisbon from all over Europe. The day before (31 May), you will have the opportunity to learn more about these award-winning achievements and interact with the laureates at the Museu do Oriente.
On the morning of 1 June an important Forum on “Saving Europe’s Endangered Heritage” will be organised at the premises of the prestigious Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a main partner of our Congress. As usual, the forum will be open to the interested public.
The General Assembly will take place on 2 June in the stunning historic setting of the Mafra Palace located outside Lisbon, under the presidency of Maestro Plácido Domingo. The Board and the Council will also hold their meetings on 29-30 May.
Finally, the programme includes a heritage visit in Lisbon (30 May), an excursion for those delegates who are particularly interested in industrial heritage sites (2 June) and a day trip to visit World Heritage Monasteries outside Lisbon (3 June). A very attractive post-congress tour to northern Portugal concludes the Congress.
We cordially invite you to discover the detailed programme and register online. A selection of hotels is available and you can make your reservation through our appointed logistics operator AIM. Please note the following specific deadlines:
- Hotel reservations: 20 March
- 1 day Post-Congress Excursion and 4 days Post-Congress Tour: 20 March
- Congress registrations: 15 April
- Payments: 1 May
We very much look forward to welcoming many of you to our European Heritage Congress 2012 in Lisbon.